Think to yourself that every day is your last |
Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise. |
This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist. |
Those that are little, little things suit. |
Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character. |
Though guiltless, you must expiate your fathers' sins. |
Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back. |
Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor. |
To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom. |
To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. |
To have begun is to have done half the task; dare to be wise. |
To know all things is not permitted |
To save a man's life against his will is the same as killing him. |
Tomorrow we take our course once more over the mighty seas. |
True friends appear less mov'd than counterfeit; As men that grieve at funerals are not so loud as those that cry for hire |